Texas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Toyah, Texas on Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 12:46 PM CDT (17:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km NNW of Toyah, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-22 17:46:01 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.645° N, 104.222° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.354 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.552 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.827 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.558 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.856 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.145 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.855 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.059 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.753 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.862 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.844 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.943 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.627 km NW of Toyah, TX · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.244 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.860 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.845 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.751 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.745 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.743 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.155 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.644 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.553 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.736 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.853 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.864 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.755 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.254 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.646 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.658 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.258 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.158 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.928 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.556 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.321 km SSW of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.718 km WNW of Pecos, Texas · 1857 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.650 km W of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.123 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.823 km WNW of Mentone, Texas · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.156 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.728 km S of Malaga, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.056 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.758 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.657 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.742 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.056 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1856 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.546 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.353 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.756 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.256 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.756 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.855 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.655 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1861 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.158 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.357 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.055 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.657 km SSW of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.626 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.858 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.650 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2021qlbj (also filed as us6000f9r7). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.